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Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for Barry Croft Jr., co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor. They've reminded a judge that social media posts and secretly recorded conversations revealed a chilling desire to spark a “reign of terror” in 2020
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Adam Fox returned to federal court Tuesday, four months after he and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of conspiracy charges at a second trial in Grand Rapids.
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Fox faces a possible life sentence Tuesday for conspiring to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and blow up a bridge near her vacation home
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The government filed a sentencing memo Monday in Grand Rapids, a week before Adam Fox faces a judge
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The trio is not accused of having a direct role in the Whitmer kidnapping scheme, the main charge is providing material support for a terrorist act, especially gun drills and ambush training
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They were convicted of two conspiracy charges Tuesday. Croft also was found guilty of an explosives charge. They face up to life in prison.
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The government has portrayed Fox and Croft as leaders of a wild plan to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home
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The jury repeatedly has heard about their marijuana use
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The defense argues that Fox and Croft were entrapped by agents and informants
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Prosecutors have rested their case against two men on trial for a second time in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.